insinuate yourself into sth
formal disapproving — phrasal verb with insinuate /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/ verb [T]Definition
› to use clever, secret, and often unpleasant methods to gradually become part of something: Over the years she insinuated herself into the great man's life.Plotting and trappingPlanning, expecting and arrangingCheating and tricking
(Definition of insinuate yourself into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in league with sb idiom
- cahoots noun
- catch sb out phrasal verb (TRICK)
- chicanery noun
- cloak-and-dagger adjective
- conspirator noun
- conspire verb
- entrap verb
- entrapment noun
- hatch verb (PLAN)
- have a card up your sleeve idiom
- plotter noun (PERSON)
- pretext noun
- put-up job noun
- scheme noun
- scheme verb
- set-up noun (TRICK)
- sting noun (GETTING STH)
- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
- wheeze noun (PLAN)
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